Technical Assistance Session NG 911 EXPENSES GRANT PROGRAM

Technical Assistance Session NG 911 EXPENSES GRANT PROGRAM

Pre-Award Phases Registration and Pre-Qualification Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Grant Application and Uniform Budget Template Grant Review

Pre-Award Phases Programmatic Risk Assessment Notice of State Award Finalist Notice of State Award (NOSA) Grant Agreement

Registration & Pre-Qualification Completed at the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Website https: //www 2. illinois. gov/sites/GATA/Pages/default. aspx Select Grantee Links

Registration & Pre-Qualification

Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (ICQ) §Entities must complete an Internal Controls Questionnaire (ICQ) as the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment. The ICQ is completed once, annually. All state agencies will utilize the results of the ICQ. The entity can access the ICQ from the grantee portal.

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance

Uniform Grant Budget Template

Grant Review §Application both a hard and electronic copy are received no later than February 3, 2021 at 1 PM §Uniform Budget Template (submitted is its original pdf format) §Quotes/Invoices submitted include an itemized cost breakdown §Criteria (NOFO – Paragraph F) addressed in the application §Funding Restrictions are considered when completing the Uniform Budget Template (Paragraph A)

Grant Review §Priority for award of $$7, 929, 500 for NG 911 Expenses Grants § 1 st time 9 -1 -1 Authority Grant Applicants that provide 9 -1 -1 service within the territory of a large Electing Provider as defined in Section 13 -406. 1 of the Public Utilities Act. (AT&T) § Hosted i 3 capable NG 9 -1 -1 Call Handling Equipment § NG 9 -1 -1 Multimedia Recorder System § GIS Projects in support of NG 911

Programmatic Risk Assessment §Entities must complete a Programmatic Risk Assessment for each grant award. The grant-specific Programmatic Risk Assessment is administered by the awarding agency (ISP). The programmatic risk assessment is generally performed towards the end of the application process. Our Grant Office will inform you of the timing of the Programmatic Risk Assessment and administer the Programmatic Risk Assessment. §These grantee pre-award requirements are mandated by Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA). Grantees must complete these requirements prior to receiving a grant award from the State of Illinois. Questions regarding the grantee pre-award requirements should be directed to the ISP Grant Office.

Notice of State Award Finalist §The Notice of State Award Finalist is generated by the ISP when an entity is determined to be a finalist for an award and needs to complete specific outstanding grant award requirements to be eligible for the award

Notice of State Award (NOSA) §The Notice of State Award (NOSA) is generated by the ISP after all grant award requirements are met §The NOSA informs the entity of specific conditions and/or requirements so they can make an informed decision as to whether they want to accept the award

Grant Agreement §A Uniform Grant Agreement is prepared by the ISP §The Grant Agreement is sent to the grant applicant for signature §Upon return of the Agreement it is sent to the Director of the ISP for signature §Once executed a copy of the Agreement is sent back to the grant applicant

Submitting the Grant Application §The Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance §Uniform Budget Template (submitted in its original pdf format) § Itemized Quotes and/or Invoices to support each item included in the Uniform Budget Template §One Grant Application for any combination of projects §A hard copy and an electronic version are submitted no later than February 3, 2021

Award Anticipated announcement no later than June 1, 2021 State Award date no later than June 30, 2021